The Copper Promise
core novel 2014 The Copper Cat
Record
| First published | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.67 (3,616 ratings, collected 2026-08-25) |
| Page count | 535 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781472211125 |
Synopsis
A collection of four linked novellas following the hard-drinking sellsword Wydrin of Crosshaven and her steadfast companion Sir Sebastian, a disgraced knight of a holy order, who are hired by a crippled nobleman, Lord Frith, to explore the dark, half-forgotten depths of an ancient citadel called the Citadel of the Werken. Frith has his own bitter reasons for the expedition, tied to the destruction of his family and lands, and his single-minded pursuit of vengeance against those responsible pulls Wydrin and Sebastian into far greater danger than a simple job for coin. As the trio descends through the citadel's ruined levels, they discover long-buried powers that were never meant to be disturbed, powers that could threaten far more than the three of them if roused.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Copper Cat
- Series: The Copper Cat Trilogy core; position 1 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Jen Williams
Notes
- From the series record (The Copper Cat Trilogy): Jen Williams' debut trilogy, complete at three novels; confirmed a separate world from her later The Winnowing Flame Trilogy.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series The Copper Cat Trilogy: position 1 of 3: next The Iron Ghost (2015)
Sources
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